Help Donkey Kong and his friends save their home and banana hoard from
marauding Vikings in the Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical
Freeze game from Retro Studios. All the challenging ground-pounding,
barrel-blasting, side-scrolling mine cart action from the Donkey Kong
Country series is back along with a bushel of new game play elements
and features.

Features:

Dixie Kong is back to join the adventure as a playable character
alongside Diddy Kong. Either can buddy up with Donkey Kong, and each
character offers a different game play experience.

Explore new dynamic levels that twist, turn, and transform in new
ways. Enjoy spectacular views from the dynamic rotating camera.

On their journey to reclaim Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong and his
friends travel across five islands with a variety of stages that
include underwater areas and frozen environments.

Enhance Donkey Kong's exploration and unlock secrets with a variety of
new moves, including a "plucking" system to pull items right out of
the ground.

Team up with friends in a cooperative multiplayer mode that lets two
players share in the fun together. (Additional accessories required
for multiplayer mode and sold separately.)

Starting on April 3rd, 2014, Nintendo will begin distributing an update
(Update Ver. 1.1.0) for the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze game.
Please launch the game on a Wii U console that is already connected to
the Internet to download the update data.

For pre-purchases, the game will be pre-loaded to your system at the time of your order. You'll be able to start playing it after downloading a small update, beginning at 12:00 a.m. ET on the game's release date.

Yes. You will need a Nintendo Account with a linked Nintendo Network ID to purchase games through www.nintendo.com. The games you buy will be automatically downloaded to the system (Wii U and / or Nintendo 3DS family) that is associated with your Nintendo Network ID.

What do I need to download a game?

You'll need a Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family system (registered for use in the U.S. or Canada), Nintendo Network ID*, Internet connection, and Nintendo eShop access to download the game once you've purchased it.

(* You'll need a Nintendo Network ID to download the game, but you won't need one to play the game once it has been downloaded.)

Does my purchase qualify for My Nintendo Points?

Yes. As long as you have signed up for My Nintendo before you purchase the game, your game will qualify for My Nintendo Points. My Nintendo Points are automatically awarded to the Nintendo Account that was used to purchase the game. (Please note that DLC items, passes, and themes do not qualify for My Nintendo Points.)